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From property disputes to badly trained dogs, neighborhood problems abound. Mediator Changa Onyango shares his advice on when to let issues go and when to speak up to your bad neighbors. Onyango is the Executive Director of Community Mediation Baltimore and Founder of Our Boys Institute.

Sarah and Sarah want to tell you how to make the perfect chocolate chip cookie--no matter what kind of chocolate chip cookie you like.

Thin and crunchy?

Thick and chewy?

Crispy at the edge and chewy in the center?

All it takes is tweaking a few key ingredients and you can fine tune your cookies to your exact style.

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Two editors from the Huffington Post embarked on bold challenges to reduce tech disturbances: turning off notifications and only speaking to people “IRL.” Sam finds out how well these challenges went, and what the rest of us can learn.

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Kristin breaks down how to deal with those rude strangers with Shep Hyken, customer service expert, keynote speaker and bestselling author.

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It’s been said that honesty is the best policy, but is that always the case? This week, Lori looks at the five things you should never keep from your partner. Her guests are Sally Palaian, PH.D., a licensed psychologist in Metro Detroit who helps couples make long-term financial and lifestyle decisions. Lori is also joined by Manisha Thakor, the author of Get Financially Naked, a book that teaches readers how to be in financially happy, respectful, and sustainable relationships.

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This week, Lori tackles a tricky subject: How to talk to your kids about sex. She's joined by Belinda Luscombe, an editor-at-large at Time magazine.

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We all love to do it, but hate to have it done to us. Gossiping. Today we're joined by a gossip professional - Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett, University Distinguished Professor in the psychology department at Northeastern University - to discuss the best ways to deal with gossips in our lives.

To paraphrase the old saying, mooch off me once, shame on you. Mooch off me twice, shame on me. Today we're joined by Dr. Ted Klontz - behavioral consultant, co-founder of Your Mental Wealth, and author of the book Mind Over Money - to learn ways to deal with those who take more than they give.

This week, we talk about words to live by when it comes to relationships. We're joined by Diane Rehm, host of The Diane Rehm Show and author of the memoir On My Own, and Amy Banks, Author Of Four Ways To Click: Rewire Your Brain for Stronger, More Rewarding Relationships.

Rude! From dealing with kids to grownups, not receiving a thank you is a major bummer. Here to share tips on how to deal with this particularly personal brand of snub are Catherine Newman, Real Simple's Modern Manners columnist, and Elaine Allison, author of the book The Velvet Hammer: PowHERful Leadership Lessons for Women Who Don't Golf. Allison is also a former prison guard and airline hostess. We'll find out who says thank you more, criminals or entitled airline passengers.